Eminent Tagore singer Sadi Muhammad will be performing in live concerts in three Scandinavian countries of Europe – Sweden, Denmark and Norway. He is leaving Dhaka next week for a fortnight tour in the three countries. The celebrated singer has been invited by the Bangladeshi expatriates living in the Scandinavian countries and they will be ... Read more
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Farooki’s Television gets commercial release in Korea
Mostafa Swarwar Farooki’s film Television is getting commercial release simultaneously in three Korean cities Seoul, Busan and Daegu on Friday. Farooki will be visiting Korea for three days for the release of the film, which had earlier been the bookender of the Busan International Film Festival in 2012. ‘It’s a very good news not
Nafis exhibits kinetic reality
The moving nature of reality is portrayed within the still photographs in a solo exhibition of photographer Gazi Nafis Ahmed at the Edward M Kennedy Center in Dhanmondi. Titled Kinetic, this is the artist’s seventh solo exhibition. Earlier, the photographer has exhibited his works in Spain, England, Derby, China, India, Cambodia and Bangladesh.
Krrish 3 going strong, earns Rs. 72.8 crore over weekend
This was the big Diwali release all were waiting for. With weekend box office collections averaging close to Rs. 25 crores on each day (Friday – Rs. 25.5Cr, Saturday – Rs. 23 Cr & Sunday – Rs. 24.3), the film is set for bigger things, reports Hindusatan Times. ‘Krrish 3 is fabulous on day two, ... Read more
The wizard of woodwind
Bengal Classical Music Fest ’13 The wizard of woodwind In the build-up to the Bengal Classical Music Festival 2013 in association with ITC-SRA (Kolkata), Star Arts & Entertainment introduces you to the maestros set to perform in Dhaka this month. Today’s featured artiste is one who needs no introduction; he is the greatest living artiste ... Read more
Mahi: a new Dhallywood sensation
Mahiya Mahi has created a buzz within a year after her debut in the film industry through Bappy Chowdhury’s commercially successful venture Bhalobasar Rang released in 2012. All the five films in which Mahi played the ‘heroine’ such as Bhalobasha Aaj Kal, Anya Rakom Bhalobasha and Tabuo Balobashi became commercially successful. Paired up with
Cinematic Ferdous
Three-time National Film Award winner, Ferdous has been acting over a decade. Besides Bangladesh, he maintains a hectic schedule across the border in Kolkata. The Daily Star spoke to the film star about his career and upcoming project. What is your shooting schedule like in Kolkata? Ferdous: It is a very packed
Ender’s Game tops US box office chart
Sci-fi adventure Ender’s Game has zoomed to the top of the US box office chart in its debut weekend, reports BBC online. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, about an 86-year-old and his eight-year-old grandson, was shunted into second after hitting the number one spot last week. Ender’s Game, a story about children forced to fight an ... Read more
Quiz show “Bangladesh First” starts on Maasranga
Tv Watch Quiz show “Bangladesh First” starts on Maasranga The competition episodes of “Rin presents Bangladesh First”, an educational venture for Bangladesh’s youth, begins tonight on Maasranga TV. The show is powered by Standard Chartered Bank and brought to you by Champs21.com in association with The Daily Star. The competition began its journey across the ... Read more
‘Classical music practice not satisfactory’
Classical music practice in the country is not satisfactory, despite the fact the country has a rich history in classical music, observes a seminar held on Saturday at the Bengal Shilpalaya in Dhanmondi. Musicologist Alimur Rahman Khan in his keynote speech gives the opinion that both classical music practice and musicians have not been patronised ... Read more
Shimla makes her debut in Kolkata film
Dhallywood actor Shimla has made her debut in Kolkata film industry known as Tollywood. She has paired up with the Bollywood superstar Govinda in the film Samadhi, which will hit cinemas in Paschimbanga on November 15. In fact, Dipak Sanyal’s big budget film features actors and crews from Bollywood, Tollywood and Dhallywood. Besides Shimla, another Dhallywood ... Read more
Underprivileged children present music, recitation
Underprivileged children from Narsingdi presented music, recitation, acrobatic and fashion show on Saturday at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. District Shilpakala Academy of Narsingdi and the underprivileged children’s organisation Badhonhara jointly organised the programme. The programme began with
“The Counselor”: A tale of mostly evil
Film Review “The Counselor”: A tale of mostly evil “The Counselor,” Ridley Scott’s terrifying, implacable new movie, opens on a seductive scene. The setting is a softly lighted bedroom in which two people are murmuring under a white sheet. You don’t see who they are until there’s a cut to under the sheet, bringing you ... Read more
Anup Barua presents Manna Dey’s songs
Popular classical music singer Anup Barua entertained the audience presenting evergreen Manna Dey’s songs in a commemorative programme organised by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in memory of the recently demised legendary singer of India. A popular classical and semi-classical singer Barua gave a soulful presentation of Dey’s 18 songs at the programme
Suman Chowdhury renders Tagore songs
The versatile singer Suman Chowdhury, who achieved success rendering Nazrul Sangeet and classical music, proved his skill as a Rabindra Sangeet artiste in a solo musical programme at the Chhayanaut auditorium on Friday evening. The audience enjoyed five evergreen Tagore songs presented by Chowdhury from his first Tagore album
BSA arranges acrobatic workshop for children
Fifty children aged between five and 15 are getting training on difficult acrobatic techniques at a workshop at the Rajbari Acrobatic Centre. Two acrobats, Shahana Akhter and Khurshida Khatun, are conducting the three-month workshop organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy with the mission to create skilled acrobatic artistes. Despite a huge popularity, acrobatic is neglected in ... Read more
Krrish 3 gets a grand opening
‘Krrish 3’ is equipped with a spectacular range of special effects and extravagant action sequences. Actor Hrithik Roshan returns as the superhero with the film that is third installment in the franchise that began with ‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ in 2003, reports India Today. Vivek Oberoi plays Kaal, the villain, in the movie that is directed and ... Read more
Animesh deals with urban family crisis
Zero Degree, a film featuring the stories of an urban crisis-torn family life where the focus is on the people’s lives when family bond becomes weak, started its shooting phase. The maharat of the film was held at the Seven Hill Restaurant on Tuesday noon through a grand opening show. The director and the scriptwriter ... Read more
Swani Zubayeer composes playback of a film
Talented musician Swani Zubayeer will direct the music of a film for the first time. The film titled Ghashphool directed by Akram Khan contains two songs namely – Shomoy theme giyechhilo, lyric by Mohammad Rafiquazzaman and composed by Lucky Akhand; and Bohudin por, lyric and composition by Swani Zubayeer herself. ‘I have lent my voice for
Tagore’s songs presented
Chhayanaut artistes presented a number of Tagore songs at the monthly Tagore evening Geetmalika on Thursday at the Ramesh Chandra Dutt Centre of the institute. Chhayanaut arranges such a programme on the last Friday of every month. But this month it was on a Thursday due to unavailability of halls. In a very ordinary arrangement